What I Did

Vocabulary

In this lesson we learn how to put things in the past.

To say "I did" in Manx we use "ren mee." If you compare this with "ta mee" ("I am") you'll notice that the first word has changed. This is because "ta" means "am" and "ren" means "did," so the start of the sentence is the opposite way around to English ("ta mee" - "I am" / "ren mee" - "I did").

To say "I did not" we use "cha ren mee."

We can also say "ren oo?" to ask "did you?" and "cre ren oo?" if we want to ask "what did you do?"

We can put "ren mee" with days of the week to make fuller sentences about the past. When we say what we did on a particular day, we don't need to say "on" in Manx, we just need the name of the day. Here's some examples:

ren mee snaue Jeheiney ------ I swam on Friday / I did swim on Friday	ren mee cloie Xbox Jemayrt ------ I played Xbox on Tuesday / I did play Xbox on Tuesday	ren mee cloie bluckan coshey Jedoonee ------ I played football on Sunday / I did play football on Sunday
ren mee jeeaghyn er y çhellveeish Jelune ------ I watched TV on Monday / I did watch TV on Monday	ren mee roie Jecrean ------ I ran on Wednesday / I did run on Wednesday	ren mee shooyl Jerdein ------ I walked on Thursday / I did walk on Thursday
ren mee cloie Jesarn ------ I played on Saturday / I did play on Saturday	ren mee cadley ------ I slept / I did sleep	ren mee markiaght er roar ------ I rode a bike / I did ride a bike
ren mee gee ------ I ate / I did eat	ren mee lhaih ------ I read / I did read

Notice that in Manx there is just one type of sentence where English has two (for example, "ren mee shooyl" means both "I walked" and "I did walk"). You might also notice that the "my" has gone from the sentence for sleeping. That's because we're no longer saying "I'm in my sleep," we're saying "I did sleep."

Example Conversations

Have a go translating these conversations yourself. If you get stuck take another look at this lesson and/or go back to the lessons we've done before now.

Example 1

As well as language from the current lesson, this conversation uses language learned in lessons 1 (How I'm Feeling), 4 (Food I Like), 5 (Days of the Week), 7 (Activities I Do), and the current lesson.

(Q) Vel oo skee?

(A) Ta, ta mee skee. Ren mee lhaih jiu.

(Q) Ren oo cadley?

(A) Cha ren.

(Q) Ren oo gee?

(A) Ren. Ren mee gee spollagyn.

(Q) Mie lhiat spollagyn?

(A) S'mie. Cre ren oo jiu?

(Q) Ren mee cloie.

Example 2

As well as language from the current lesson, this conversation uses language learned in lessons 2 (Counting to 10), 3 (Where I Live), 4 (Food I Like), 5 (Days of the Week), 7 (Activities I Do).

(Q) Cre'n laa t'ayn jiu?

(A) She Jedoonee t'ayn.

(Q) Cre ren oo Jeheiney?

(A) Ren mee shooyl ayns Rhumsaa.

(Q) Vel oo cummal ayns Rhumsaa?

(A) Cha nel. Ta mee cummal ayns Purt-ny-hInshey.

(Q) Ren oo cummal ayns Rhumsaa?

(A) Ren. Vel oo cummal ayns Purt Çhiarn?

(Q) Ta. S'mie lhiam markiaght er roar ayns Purt Çhiarn.

(A) Cre'n eash t'ort?

(Q) Ta mee jeih bleeaney d'eash.